Bowieite is a rhodium-iridium-platinum sulfide mineral , found in platinum-alloy nuggets from Goodnews Bay, Alaska.Handbook of Mineralogy - BowieiteWebmineral.com - Bowieite It was named (by the IMA in 1984) after the British scientist Stanley Bowie (1917–2008), in recognition of his work on identification of opaque minerals.The Times The Times, 10 Oct 2008, p81
The mineral crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Pbcn).
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New mineral 1984